Where does “冠鷲” come from?

冠鷲 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 冠, from Middle Chinese 冠.

冠鷲 (Japanese): a crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Definitions

  1. a crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela)

Ancestry of “冠鷲”, step by step

冠鷲 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 冠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese冠head covering; headdress, crown; order, rank;...
2Middle Chinese冠—

via Japanese 鷲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese鷲an eagle
Every word from Middle Chinese 冠 →Every word from Japanese 冠 →